The first homes at Renewal SA’s Southwark Grounds development have officially hit the market.
Known as Founder’s Row, the release features 17 architecturally designed townhouses by Studio Nine Architects, built by Blag Homes.
Skye Bayne, Renewal SA’s Executive Director of Sales and Corporate Affairs, said the launch followed strong public interest.
“Literally thousands of people have enquired about Founder’s Row since we began our early expressions of interest campaign last month,” Ms Bayne said.
Currently under construction along Holland Street on the western edge of Southwark Grounds, the homes form part of a broader master plan expected to deliver around 1,300 residences over the next decade.
Four distinct floorplans are available, each offering a cohesive architectural design and use of materials that draw on Southwark’s brickmaking and brewing heritage.
All homes feature rustic brickwork, timber and aluminium cladding, green courtyards and elevated internal finishes.
“We’ve aimed to set a high standard of design with these first homes at Southwark Grounds, aligned with the project’s urban design guidelines, Ms Bayne said.
“Founder’s Row provides the private developers building throughout Southwark Grounds a baseline of the expected level of quality and design.”
Artist impression of 'The Hallett' living area. Three-bedroom, two-bathroom, two car garage home at Founder's Row.
Nigel Howden, Principal at Studio Nine Architects said the concept for Founder’s Row came from the pursuit of defining what would be uniquely Southwark Grounds.
“By drawing on the brickmaking, industrial and brewing legacy of the area we have developed a design language that is evocative of the rich history of the site in both form and materiality” Mr Howden said.
“The 17 new homes, curated to attract a broad range of residents and conceived as a family of dwellings, will set the benchmark for Adelaide’s next great neighbourhood.”
The inaugural release includes three affordable homes, a selection of mid-size residences and seven premium townhouses, two of which feature rooftop terraces.
Artist impression of Southwark Walk, group of Founder's Row townhouses.
Ms Bayne said the diversity of options was a deliberate choice.
“It was really important in this first release to set a high standard of variety, both in price and housing typologies, that suit a range of different buyers” she said.
“The affordable homes offer an opportunity for first home buyers and people on lower incomes, while the other end of the scale delivers larger premium townhouses that reflects the premium location and quality of Southwark Grounds.”
Artist impression of 'The Shearing' living area. One-bedroom, one-bathroom home at Founder's Row.
Prices start at $629,000 for the affordable homes, which are listed through HomeSeeker SA and include shared equity through HomeStart Finance.
Other options range from $945,000 for two-bedroom homes up to $1.495 million for the three-bedroom variations with roof deck.
Due to the high level of interest in Southwark Grounds, Ms Bayne said the sales process for Founder’s Row will likely be underpinned by a ballot system to ensure fairness and transparency if multiple buyers lodged interest in the same property.
The process, independently overseen by Polly Property and supervised by a certified probity advisor, will use a random-number generator to select one prospective buyer per home.
The ballot system has been used previously in Renewal SA’s Noarlunga project, with sales releases attracting significant interest.